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Extractive industries transparency initiative in the united states. Mia Steinle Project On Government Oversight. Project On Government Oversight. Founded in 1981 N onpartisan independent watchdog that champions good government reforms - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
Mia Steinle Project On Government Oversight
Project On Government Oversight
Founded in 1981 Nonpartisan independent watchdog that
champions good government reforms POGO’s investigations into corruption,
misconduct, and conflicts of interest achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government.
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Global standard that promotes revenue transparency and accountability in extractive sector
President Obama committed U.S. to EITI in 2011
U.S. Scandals in Resource Management
“Culture of ethical failure” at Interior Department: Sex, drug use, and inappropriate gifts from
industry
Deepwater Horizon explosion: Largest offshore oil leak in U.S. history Prompted reorganization of Interior Department
U.S. EITI Scoping Decisions
Commodity/Industry Reconciliation* Unilateral Disclosure
Publically Sourced Narrative
Exclude From 1st Report
Leasable Minerals (such as oil, gas, coal)
x x x
Non-Fuel Minerals (such as gold, uranium, sand)
x x x
Renewable Energy (geothermal, solar, wind)
x x
Hydropower† x
Timber† x
Fisheries† x
Grazing x
* Parent companies that pay annual revenues to the Interior Department of at least $50 million meet the reconciliation threshold for the first report. The multi-stakeholder group is proposing to decrease the reconciliation threshold to $20 million for the second report. † The multi-stakeholder group will consider hydropower, timber, and fisheries for inclusion in the second report.
Challenges to Implementation
Federalism: Federal government can’t require states to
participate Tribal Sovereignty:
566 tribes have right to self-governanceFifty United States
Next Steps for U.S. EITI Public engagement
How can U.S. EITI engage citizens at community level?
How can U.S. EITI be accessible to average people?
Global leadership U.S. EITI can be the model for UK, France,
and Canada
Contact Mia Steinle
Investigator, Project On Government Oversight
Email: [email protected]: @miasteinle
1100 G Street NW, Suite 500Washington, DC 20005, USA